The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings

This paper investigates the causal impact of the change in Brazil’s child labor law of December 1998. The change increased the minimum legal age of entry into the labor force from 14 to 16 years. The analysis uses a difference-in-differences approa...

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Main Authors:	Piza, Caio, Portela Souza, André
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	REPORTS CHILD LABOUR HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS LABOUR MARKET BOYS TEENAGERS LABOR SUPPLY SUPPLY RESEARCH YOUTH DOMESTIC SERVANTS WORKING CHILDREN CHILD LABOR LAW CHILDREN LABOUR FORCE OUTCOMES REVIEW LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION WORKER CHILD LABOR BAN LABOUR SUPPLY LAW ADOLESCENTS LABOR LAW POLITICAL ECONOMY LABOUR LAWS HUMAN RESOURCES CHILD LABOR LABOR DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS EFFECTS EXTERNALITIES SERVANTS RIGHTS OF CHILDREN CHILD LABOR LAWS JOB THEORY PARENTS INCOME PARTICIPATION LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION POLICIES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY LABOUR HOUSEHOLD WEALTH LABOR MARKET RIGHTS PRELIMINARY RESULTS VALUE WORKERS LEGISLATION INFORMAL SECTOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE EMPLOYMENT LABOR FORCE LABOR LAWS HOUSEHOLD INCOME WAGES ECONOMICS ORGANIZATIONS INFORMATION ACCOUNT AGE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25167333/causal-impacts-child-labor-law-brazil-some-preliminary-findings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22873

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spelling	okr-10986-228732021-04-23T14:04:11Z The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings Piza, Caio Portela Souza, André REPORTS CHILD LABOUR HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS LABOUR MARKET BOYS TEENAGERS LABOR SUPPLY SUPPLY RESEARCH YOUTH DOMESTIC SERVANTS WORKING CHILDREN CHILD LABOR LAW CHILDREN LABOUR FORCE OUTCOMES REVIEW LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION WORKER CHILD LABOR BAN LABOUR SUPPLY LAW ADOLESCENTS LABOR LAW POLITICAL ECONOMY LABOUR LAWS HUMAN RESOURCES CHILD LABOR LABOR DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS EFFECTS EXTERNALITIES SERVANTS RIGHTS OF CHILDREN CHILD LABOR LAWS JOB THEORY PARENTS INCOME PARTICIPATION LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION POLICIES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY LABOUR HOUSEHOLD WEALTH LABOR MARKET RIGHTS PRELIMINARY RESULTS VALUE WORKERS LEGISLATION INFORMAL SECTOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE EMPLOYMENT LABOR FORCE LABOR LAWS HOUSEHOLD INCOME WAGES ECONOMICS ORGANIZATIONS INFORMATION ACCOUNT AGE This paper investigates the causal impact of the change in Brazil’s child labor law of December 1998. The change increased the minimum legal age of entry into the labor force from 14 to 16 years. The analysis uses a difference-in-differences approach to estimate the impact of this change in the law on labor force participation rates as a whole, as well as for the formal and informal sectors separately. The results show that the ban reduced participation rates for boys by 4 percentage points and that this effect was mostly driven by the informal sector. No effect is found for girls. 2015-11-05T18:57:54Z 2015-11-05T18:57:54Z 2015-10 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25167333/causal-impacts-child-labor-law-brazil-some-preliminary-findings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22873 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7444 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Brazil
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topic	REPORTS CHILD LABOUR HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS LABOUR MARKET BOYS TEENAGERS LABOR SUPPLY SUPPLY RESEARCH YOUTH DOMESTIC SERVANTS WORKING CHILDREN CHILD LABOR LAW CHILDREN LABOUR FORCE OUTCOMES REVIEW LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION WORKER CHILD LABOR BAN LABOUR SUPPLY LAW ADOLESCENTS LABOR LAW POLITICAL ECONOMY LABOUR LAWS HUMAN RESOURCES CHILD LABOR LABOR DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS EFFECTS EXTERNALITIES SERVANTS RIGHTS OF CHILDREN CHILD LABOR LAWS JOB THEORY PARENTS INCOME PARTICIPATION LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION POLICIES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY LABOUR HOUSEHOLD WEALTH LABOR MARKET RIGHTS PRELIMINARY RESULTS VALUE WORKERS LEGISLATION INFORMAL SECTOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE EMPLOYMENT LABOR FORCE LABOR LAWS HOUSEHOLD INCOME WAGES ECONOMICS ORGANIZATIONS INFORMATION ACCOUNT AGE
spellingShingle	REPORTS CHILD LABOUR HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS LABOUR MARKET BOYS TEENAGERS LABOR SUPPLY SUPPLY RESEARCH YOUTH DOMESTIC SERVANTS WORKING CHILDREN CHILD LABOR LAW CHILDREN LABOUR FORCE OUTCOMES REVIEW LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION WORKER CHILD LABOR BAN LABOUR SUPPLY LAW ADOLESCENTS LABOR LAW POLITICAL ECONOMY LABOUR LAWS HUMAN RESOURCES CHILD LABOR LABOR DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS EFFECTS EXTERNALITIES SERVANTS RIGHTS OF CHILDREN CHILD LABOR LAWS JOB THEORY PARENTS INCOME PARTICIPATION LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION POLICIES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY LABOUR HOUSEHOLD WEALTH LABOR MARKET RIGHTS PRELIMINARY RESULTS VALUE WORKERS LEGISLATION INFORMAL SECTOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE EMPLOYMENT LABOR FORCE LABOR LAWS HOUSEHOLD INCOME WAGES ECONOMICS ORGANIZATIONS INFORMATION ACCOUNT AGE Piza, Caio Portela Souza, André The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings
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description	This paper investigates the causal impact of the change in Brazil’s child labor law of December 1998. The change increased the minimum legal age of entry into the labor force from 14 to 16 years. The analysis uses a difference-in-differences approach to estimate the impact of this change in the law on labor force participation rates as a whole, as well as for the formal and informal sectors separately. The results show that the ban reduced participation rates for boys by 4 percentage points and that this effect was mostly driven by the informal sector. No effect is found for girls.
format	Working Paper
author	Piza, Caio Portela Souza, André
author_facet	Piza, Caio Portela Souza, André
author_sort	Piza, Caio
title	The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings
title_short	The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings
title_full	The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings
title_fullStr	The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings
title_full_unstemmed	The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings
title_sort	causal impacts of child labor law in brazil : some preliminary findings
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25167333/causal-impacts-child-labor-law-brazil-some-preliminary-findings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22873
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The Causal Impacts of Child Labor Law in Brazil : Some Preliminary Findings

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